"Take me the where the streetlights glow"

Like the Dow, it's been a volatile week. Yesterday I felt tired, burned out, ready to take a week off of work and read a book or watch a bunch of movies. I was thinking about how I missed Fall break when I would annually watch about 5 movies in one weekend. New, old and classics just because I had the time. Some things were frustrating me. I went to bed early and got a fair amount of sleep.

Today I spent 7 hours on the road at meetings and lunch and 5 hours in Indy working and eating dinner. It was a long day, but a good day. Meeting new people, being a resource for clients and eating some good meals are some of the highlights and that's what today was about.

Had my first trip to St. Elmo's this evening for a Filet Mignon. The food was good. And this after eating at Ertel's Cellar Winery for lunch. It's been a full day in several senses of the word full.

Things I've been listening too:
Killers -- Day and Age
Coldplay -- Prospekt's March
Josiah Leming -- Angel's Undercover

All have highlights and lowlights...but the bottom line is that overall and as expected, it's been a darn good fall for new music.

I went shopping on Black Friday. It was 5:15 a.m. and my sister and I were looking for parking spaces behind Wal-Mart. 5 minutes later, we're picking up microwaves and mixers, 10 minutes later I'm trying to make it to the electronics section, 10 minutes later I'm combing through $2 DVDs that were actually in the grocery area. 30 minutes later we're all checked out and on our way to Starbucks for a fill-up, Sears, Elder Beerman, Menards, Target then McDonald's for breakfast. Rogers and I hit Kohl's later that day. Overall, I enjoyed it quite a bit. Not nearly as bad as I expected the hassle, crowds and lines to be. It was a Julie Spires solo tradition...a fun morning worth considering in future years.